The Problem With Music

by Steve Albini This oft-referenced article is from the early '90s, and originally appeared in Maximum Rock 'n' Roll magazine. While some of the information ...

Life Lessons From Elliot Randall

After you've recorded one of the most memorable guitar solos on record, where the hell do you go from there? Always in search of the lost chord – the simpl...

What I Learned From a Jazz Guitar Master

by Jim Carlton Mimi Fox, she talks about the importance of listening and how both Bruce Forman and Joe Pass taught her that listening to other jazz guitar ar...

7 Mistakes Every Beginner Guitarist Makes

by Corey Palmer For the beginning guitarist, it’s all too easy to run into pitfalls and stumbling blocks — especially when you’re trying to learn guitar on y...

Jeff McErlain Performance Videos

Description unnecessary. "Scratch My Back" "Highlands" "Do You Remember" Check out Jeff's latest video guitar lessons in Kings of Tone....

2010 TrueFire Survey Results

According to our 2010 Survey, odds are you are a 50 year-old intermediately-skilled male guitarist who has been playing mostly blues and rock guitar for 10 or m...

Kings of Tone

From the very first moment we plug in our guitar, we begin our quest for the Holy Grail of Tone. With an Indiana Jones-like tenacity we explore the digital and ...